> the guardian that said that 1 million of people in the UK suffer from long covid There's varying severities. The 1/8 figure applies only to people who develo

> the guardian that said that 1 million of people in the UK suffer from long covid There's varying severities. The 1/8 figure applies only to people who developed long-COVID after being hospitalized for acute COVID (i.e. most likely on a ventilator). Minor COVID cases can still develop several long-COVID symptoms (the symptoms you pointed out) that aren't life-threatening. This is the long-COVID you generally hear about because surviving a minor or asymptomatic case of COVID isn't the end of your worries, and is why it is beyond idiotic to play fast and loose with the virus.